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Tea service, Austria

Lucie Rie is one of the 20th century's most celebrated potters. The flaring bowls and vases of her post-war period in Britain are greatly admired for their subtlety and delicacy.

This group of teawares exemplifies her earlier, Viennese period, which responds to modernism, but also draws on classical and archaic art. These pieces reflect Rie's interest in Roman burnished redwares.